| Passed by the House March 11, 2004 Yeas 93 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 11, 2004 Yeas 49 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2474 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved March 31, 2004, with the
exception of sections 216, 224(5),
225(3), 302(4)(b), 305(7) and 505, which
are vetoed. GARY F. LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 31, 2004 - 2:16 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2004 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/26/04.
AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; amending RCW 70.94.996; amending 2003 1st sp.s. c 26 ss 506 and 508 (uncodified); amending 2003 c 360 ss 102, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 304, 305, 308, 310, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, and 407 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2003 c 360 (uncodified); and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 101 2003 c 360 s 102 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE MARINE EMPLOYEES COMMISSION
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($352,000))
$365,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 102 A new section is added to 2003 c 360
(uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 776
COSTS
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,100,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,300,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $1,200,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation and $2,100,000 of the motor vehicle account--local
appropriation are provided solely for the administrative costs
associated with issuing refunds resulting from Pierce County et al. v.
State of Washington et al. (Supreme Court Cause No. 73607-3), upholding
the Initiative Measure No. 776. Funds may not be expended unless the
King county superior court issues a final order requiring the repayment
of fees collected.
Sec. 201 2003 c 360 s 202 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD
Rural Arterial Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $769,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,927,000))
$1,934,000
County Arterial Preservation Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $719,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,415,000))
$3,422,000
Sec. 202 2003 c 360 s 203 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BOARD
Urban Arterial Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,611,000))
$1,613,000
Transportation Improvement Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,620,000))
$1,622,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,231,000))
$3,235,000
Sec. 203 2003 c 360 s 204 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE BOARD OF PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS
Pilotage Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($272,000))
$344,000
Sec. 204 2003 c 360 s 206 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($807,000))
$813,000
Sec. 205 2003 c 360 s 207 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE FREIGHT MOBILITY STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BOARD
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($616,000))
$625,000
Sec. 206 2003 c 360 s 208 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL -- FIELD OPERATIONS BUREAU
State Patrol Highway Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($171,269,000))
$174,438,000
State Patrol Highway Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,167,000))
$6,957,000
State Patrol Highway Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($177,611,000))
$181,570,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Washington state patrol officers engaged in off-duty uniformed
employment providing traffic control services to the department of
transportation or other state agencies are authorized to use state
patrol vehicles for the purposes of that employment, subject to
guidelines adopted by the chief of the Washington state patrol. The
Washington state patrol shall be reimbursed for the use of the vehicle
at the prevailing state employee rate for mileage and hours of usage,
subject to guidelines developed by the chief of the Washington state
patrol. The patrol shall report to the house of representatives and
senate transportation committees by December 31, 2004, on the use of
agency vehicles by officers engaging in the off-duty employment
specified in this subsection. The report shall include an analysis
that compares cost reimbursement and cost-impacts, including increased
vehicle mileage, maintenance costs, and indirect impacts, associated
with the private use of patrol vehicles.
(2) $2,075,000 of the state patrol highway account--state
appropriation in this section is provided solely for the addition of
thirteen troopers to those permanently assigned to vessel and terminal
security. The Washington state patrol shall continue to provide the
enhanced services levels established after September 11, 2001.
(3) In addition to the user fees, the patrol shall transfer into
the state patrol nonappropriated airplane revolving account created
under section 1501 of this act, no more than the amount of appropriated
state patrol highway account and general fund funding necessary to
cover the costs for the patrol's use of the aircraft. The state patrol
highway account and general fund--state funds shall be transferred
proportionately in accordance with a cost allocation that
differentiates between highway traffic enforcement services and general
policing purposes.
(4) The patrol shall not account for or record locally provided DUI
cost reimbursement payments as expenditure credits to the state patrol
highway account. The patrol shall report the amount of expected
locally provided DUI cost reimbursements to the transportation
committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 31 of
each year.
(5) $2,138,000 of the state patrol highway account--state
appropriation is provided solely for additional security personnel and
equipment necessary to comply with the ferry security plan submitted by
the Washington state ferry system to the United States coast guard.
(6) $264,600 of the state patrol highway account--state
appropriation in this subsection is provided solely for two full-time
detectives to work solely to investigate incidents of identity fraud,
drivers' license fraud, and identity theft. The detectives, as part of
their duty to police the public highways, shall work cooperatively with
the department of licensing's driver's special investigation unit.
Sec. 207 2003 c 360 s 209 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL -- SUPPORT SERVICES BUREAU
State Patrol Highway Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($69,993,000))
$69,799,000
State Patrol Highway Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,290,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($71,283,000))
$71,089,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(((1))) Under the direction of the legislative auditor, the patrol
shall update the pursuit vehicle life-cycle cost model developed in the
1998 Washington state patrol performance audit (JLARC Report 99-4).
The patrol shall utilize the updated model as a basis for determining
maintenance and other cost impacts resulting from the increase to
pursuit vehicle mileage above 110 thousand miles in the 2003-05
biennium. The patrol shall submit a report, that includes identified
cost impacts, to the transportation committees of the senate and house
of representatives by December 31, 2003.
(((2) The Washington state patrol shall assign two full-time
detectives to work solely to investigate incidents of identity fraud,
drivers' license fraud, and identity theft. The detectives shall work
cooperatively with the department of licensing's driver's special
investigation unit.))
Sec. 208 2003 c 360 s 210 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING -- MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Marine Fuel Tax Refund Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,000))
$3,000
Motorcycle Safety Education Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($85,000))
$97,000
Wildlife Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($77,000))
$84,000
Highway Safety Account--Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,286,000))
$8,316,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,623,000))
$4,403,000
DOL Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($107,000))
$144,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,185,000))
$13,053,000
Sec. 209 2003 c 360 s 211 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING -- INFORMATION SERVICES
Marine Fuel Tax Refund Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000
Motorcycle Safety Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($133,000))
$144,000
Wildlife Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($58,000))
$55,000
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($10,489,000))
$11,656,000
Highway Safety Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000
Highway Safety Account--Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,569,000))
$6,285,000
DOL Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($670,000))
$1,220,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($17,927,000))
$19,428,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The department shall submit a report to the transportation
committees of the legislature detailing the progress made in
transitioning off of the Unisys system by December 1, 2003, and each
December 1 thereafter.
(2) $151,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Third Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5412. Within the amount provided, the department of licensing
shall prepare to implement a "one-to-one" biometric matching system
that compares the biometric identifier submitted to the individual
applicant's record. The authority to expend funds provided under this
subsection is subject to compliance with the provisions under section
504 of this act. If Third Substitute Senate Bill No. 5412 is not
enacted by June 30, 2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
Sec. 210 2003 c 360 s 212 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING -- VEHICLE SERVICES
Marine Fuel Tax Refund Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000
License Plate Technology Account--State Appropriation $2,000,000
Wildlife Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $585,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,372,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($61,509,000))
$58,193,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $600,000
DOL Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,211,000))
$3,844,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($67,337,000))
$66,654,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $144,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No.
5435 or Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1592.
(2) If Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6063 is not enacted by June 30,
2003, $1,100,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
shall lapse.
(3) $81,000 of the DOL services account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No.
1036.
(4) $58,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No.
6325. If Substitute Senate Bill No. 6325 is not enacted by June 30,
2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $192,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Senate Bill No.
6710. If Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6710 is not enacted by June 30,
2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $25,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No.
6688. If Substitute Senate Bill No. 6688 is not enacted by June 30,
2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) $33,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No.
2910. If Substitute House Bill No. 2910 is not enacted by June 30,
2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8) $25,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No.
6148. If Substitute Senate Bill No. 6148 is not enacted by June 30,
2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $2,000,000 of the license plate technology account--state
appropriation and $400,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of a digital
license plate printing system. Within the amounts provided, the
department shall fund the implementation of a digital license plate
system including: The purchase or lease of digital license plate
printing equipment by correctional industries; the remodeling of space
to provide climate control, ventilation, and power requirements, for
the equipment that will be housed at correctional industries; and the
purchase of digital license plate inventory. The department shall
expend all of the license plate technology account--state appropriation
before expending any of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation.
By December 1, 2004, the department and correctional industries shall
submit a joint report to the transportation committees of the
legislature detailing a digital license plate printing system
implementation plan. By June 30, 2005, the department and correctional
industries shall submit a joint report to the transportation committees
of the legislature concerning the cost of the consumables used in the
digital license plate printing process.
Sec. 211 2003 c 360 s 213 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING -- DRIVER SERVICES
Motorcycle Safety Education Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,576,000
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($84,809,000))
$87,259,000
Highway Safety Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $318,000
Highway Safety Account--Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($87,703,000))
$90,220,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $178,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation is
provided solely for two temporary collision processing FTEs to
eliminate the backlog of collision reports. The department shall
report, informally, to the house of representatives and senate
transportation committees quarterly, beginning October 1, 2003, on the
progress made in eliminating the backlog.
(2) $369,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation is
provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5428
or House Bill No. 1681. Within the amount provided in this subsection,
the department is authorized to accept applications for driver's
license and identicard renewals via the mail or internet. If Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5428 or House Bill No. 1681 is not enacted
by June 30, 2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $282,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Third Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5412. Within the amount provided, the department of licensing
shall prepare to implement a "one-to-one" biometric matching system
that compares the biometric identifier submitted to the individual
applicant's record. The authority to expend funds provided under this
subsection is subject to compliance with the provisions under section
504 of this act. If Third Substitute Senate Bill No. 5412 is not
enacted by June 30, 2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(4) $354,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No.
2532. If Substitute House Bill No. 2532 is not enacted by June 30,
2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $538,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No.
2660. If Substitute House Bill No. 2660 is not enacted by June 30,
2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec.212 2003 c 360 s 214 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- PROGRAM
C
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($58,661,000))
$56,236,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,163,000
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,583,000))
$7,038,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $363,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($70,770,000))
$68,800,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) (($715,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely to retain an external consultant to provide an
assessment of the department's review of current major information
technology systems and planning for system and application
modernization. The legislative transportation committee shall approve
the statement of work before the consultant is hired. The consultant
shall also work with the department to prepare an application
modernization strategy and preliminary project plan.
The department and the consultant shall work with the office of
financial management and the department of information services to
ensure that (a) the department's current and future system development
is consistent with the overall direction of other key state systems;
and (b) when possible, common statewide information systems are used or
developed to encourage coordination and integration of information used
by the department and other state agenciesand to avoid duplication.
The department shall provide a report on its proposed application
modernization plan to the transportation committees of the legislature
by June 30, 2004.)) $850,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation is provided for the continued maintenance and support of
the transportation executive information system (TEIS). The TEIS shall
be enhanced during the 2004 interim to shift towards a monitoring and
reporting system capable of tracking and reporting on major project
milestones and measurements. The department shall work with the
legislature to identify and define meaningful milestones and measures
to be used in monitoring the scope, schedule, and cost of projects.
(2)(a) (($2,963,000)) $2,959,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation and $2,963,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of a new
revenue collection system, including the integration of the regional
fare coordination system (smart card), at the Washington state ferries.
By December 1st of each year, an annual update must be provided to the
legislative transportation committee concerning the status of
implementing and completing this project.
(b) (($400,000)) $200,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operation
account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of
the smart card program. (($200,000 of this amount must be held in
allotment reserve until a smart card report is delivered to the
legislative transportation committee indicating that an agreement on
which technology will be used throughout the state of Washington for
the smart card program has been reached among smart card
participants.))
(3) The department shall contract with the department of
information services to conduct a survey that identifies possible
opportunities and benefits associated with siting and use of technology
and wireless facilities located on state right of way authorized by RCW
47.60.140. The department shall submit a report regarding the survey
to the appropriate legislative committees by December 1, 2004.
Sec. 213 2003 c 360 s 215 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--FACILITY MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS
AND CONSTRUCTION -- PROGRAM D -- OPERATING
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($31,048,000))
$30,981,000
Sec. 214 2003 c 360 s 216 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- AVIATION -- PROGRAM F
Aeronautics Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,107,000))
$5,607,000
Aeronautics Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($650,000))
$2,150,000
Aircraft Search and Rescue Safety and Education
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($282,000))
$260,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,039,000))
$8,017,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $1,381,000 of the aeronautics account--state appropriation is provided solely for additional preservation
grants to airports. (($122,000 of the aircraft search and rescue
safety and education account--state appropriation is provided for
additional search and rescue and safety and education activities.)) If
Senate Bill No. 6056 is not enacted by June 30, 2003, the amounts
provided shall lapse.
Sec. 215 2003 c 360 s 217 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--PROGRAM DELIVERY MANAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT -- PROGRAM H
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($49,010,000))
$49,056,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($49,410,000))
$49,456,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $14,310,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
is provided solely for the staffing, activities, and overhead of the
department's environmental affairs office. This funding is provided in
lieu of funding provided in sections 305 and 306 of this act.
(2) $3,100,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the staffing and activities of the transportation
permit efficiency and accountability committee. The committee shall
develop a model national environmental policy act (NEPA) tribal
consultation process for federal transportation aid projects related to
the preservation of cultural, historic, and environmental resources.
The process shall ensure that Tribal participation in the NEPA
consultation process is conducted pursuant to treaty rights, federal
law, and state statutes, consistent with their expectations for
protection of such resources.
(3) $300,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided to the department in accordance with RCW 46.68.110(2) and
46.68.120(3) and shall be used by the department solely for the
purposes of providing contract services to the association of
Washington cities and Washington state association of counties to
implement section 2(3)(c), (5), and (6), chapter 8 (ESB 5279), Laws of
2003 for activities of the transportation permit efficiency and
accountability committee.
*Sec. 216 2003 c 360 s 218 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIPS -- PROGRAM K
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,011,000))
$1,411,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $200,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for a traffic study of the Mount
Saint Helens tourist and recreational area. The study shall analyze
existing and potential traffic patterns in the area. $200,000 of the
motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for an
economic analysis study of the Mount Saint Helens tourist and
recreational area. The study shall develop funding strategies
sufficient to fund construction of a connection between state route
number 504 and forest service road number 99. The economic study shall
also include an analysis of potential partnership funding plans
involving the use of tolls in order to determine the potential to pay
for ongoing maintenance and operations requirements of visitor centers,
roads, and other amenities provided to tourists. The purpose and
results of the studies shall be made available to citizens, businesses,
and community organizations in the affected area. The studies shall be
completed and submitted to the transportation committees of the
legislature by December 31, 2004.
*Sec. 216 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
Sec. 217 2003 c 360 s 219 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE -- PROGRAM M
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($283,350,000))
$283,991,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,426,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,253,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($289,029,000))
$289,670,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) If portions of the appropriations in this section are required
to fund maintenance work resulting from major disasters not covered by
federal emergency funds such as fire, flooding, and major slides,
supplemental appropriations must be requested to restore state funding
for ongoing maintenance activities.
(2) The department shall request an unanticipated receipt for any
federal moneys received for emergency snow and ice removal and shall
place an equal amount of the motor vehicle account -- state into
unallotted status. This exchange shall not affect the amount of
funding available for snow and ice removal.
(3) The department shall request an unanticipated receipt for any
private or local funds received for reimbursements of third party
damages that are in excess of the motor vehicle account--private/local
appropriation.
(4) Funding is provided for maintenance on the state system to
allow for a continuation of the level of service targets included in
the 2001-03 biennium. In delivering the program, the department should
concentrate on the following areas:
(a) Meeting or exceeding the target for structural bridge repair on
a statewide basis;
(b) Eliminating the number of activities delivered in the "f" level
of service at the region level;
(c) Reducing the number of activities delivered in the "d" level of
service by increasing the resources directed to those activities on a
statewide and region basis; and
(d) Evaluating, analyzing, and potentially redistributing resources
within and among regions to provide greater consistency in delivering
the program statewide and in achieving overall level of service
targets.
Sec. 218 2003 c 360 s 220 (uncodified) is amended to read
as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- TRAFFIC OPERATIONS -- PROGRAM Q -- OPERATING
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($38,869,000))
$38,924,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($38,994,000))
$39,049,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) A maximum of $8,800,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation may be expended for the incident response program,
including the service patrols. The department and the Washington state
patrol shall continue to consult and coordinate with private sector
partners, such as towing companies, media, auto, insurance and trucking
associations, and the legislative transportation committees to ensure
that limited state resources are used most effectively. No funds shall
be used to purchase tow trucks.
(2) $4,400,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for low-cost enhancements. The department shall give
priority to low-cost enhancement projects that improve safety or
provide congestion relief. The department shall prioritize low-cost
enhancement projects on a statewide rather than regional basis.
(3) At a frequency determined by the department, the interstate-5
variable message signs shall display a message advising slower traffic
to keep right.
(4) The appropriation authority under this section includes
spending authority to administer the motorist information sign panel
program. The department shall establish the annual fees charged for
these services so that all costs to administer this program are
recovered; in no event, however, shall the department charge more than:
(a) $1,000 per business per location on freeways and expressways
with average daily trips greater than 80,000;
(b) $750 per business per location on freeways and expressways with
average daily trips less than 80,000; and
(c) $400 per business per location on conventional highways.
Sec. 219 2003 c 360 s 221 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT -- PROGRAM S
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($24,852,000))
$24,579,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $636,000
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,093,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $973,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($27,554,000))
$27,281,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $627,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No.
5248. If Substitute Senate Bill No. 5248 is not enacted by June 30,
2003, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. The agency
may transfer between programs funds provided in this subsection.
(2) The department shall transfer at no cost to the Washington
state patrol the title to the Walla Walla colocation facility.
Sec. 220 2003 c 360 s 222 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, DATA,
AND RESEARCH -- PROGRAM T
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($30,064,000))
$29,494,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,814,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,021,000))
$1,521,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($47,899,000))
$47,829,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $3,800,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for a study of regional congestion relief solutions for
Puget Sound (including state route 169), Spokane, and Vancouver. The
study must include proposals to alleviate congestion consistent with
population and land use expectations under the growth management act,
and must include measurement of all modes of transportation.
(2) $2,000,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for additional assistance to support regional
transportation planning organizations and long-range transportation
planning efforts. As a condition of receiving this support, a regional
transportation planning organization containing any county with a
population in excess of one million shall provide voting membership on
its executive board to any incorporated principal city of a
metropolitan statistical area within the region, as designated by the
United States census bureau.
(3) $3,000,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the costs of the regional transportation investment
district (RTID) election and department of transportation project
oversight. These funds are provided as a loan to the RTID and shall be
repaid to the state motor vehicle account within one year following the
certification of the election results related to the RTID.
(4) $650,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided to the department in accordance with RCW 46.68.110(2) and
46.68.120(3) and shall be used by the department to support the
processing and analysis of the backlog of city and county collision
reports.
(5) The department shall contribute to the report required in
section 208(1) of this act in the form of an analysis of the cost
impacts incurred by the department as the result of the policy
implemented in section 208(1) of this act. The analysis shall contrast
overtime costs charged by the patrol prior to July 1, 2003, with
contract costs for similar services after July 1, 2003.
(6) $60,000 of the distribution under RCW 46.68.110(2) and
46.68.120(3) is provided solely to the department for the Washington
strategic freight transportation analysis.
(7) $500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for contracting with the department of
natural resources to develop data systems for state submerged lands
that can be shared with other governmental agencies and that can
support the state vision for ecoregional planning. The data to be
shared shall include, but not limited to, tabular and geospatial data
describing public land ownership, distributions of native plants,
marine and aquatic species and their habitats, physical attributes,
aquatic ecosystems, and specially designated conservation or
environmentally sensitive areas.
Sec. 221 2003 c 360 s 223 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- CHARGES FROM OTHER AGENCIES -- PROGRAM U
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($61,082,000))
$54,738,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) (($50,799,000)) $43,799,000 of the motor vehicle fund--state
appropriation is provided solely for the liabilities attributable to
the department of transportation. The office of financial management
must provide a detailed accounting of the revenues and expenditures of
the self- insurance fund to the transportation committees of the
legislature on December 31st and June 30th of each year.
(2) Payments in this section represent charges from other state
agencies to the department of transportation.
(a) FOR PAYMENT OF OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF RISK
MANAGEMENT FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . (($989,000))
$848,000
(b) FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF THE OFFICE OF
THE STATE AUDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . (($823,000))
$819,000
(c) FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES AND SERVICES AND CONSOLIDATED MAIL SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850,000
(d) FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,252,000))
$2,786,000
(e) FOR PAYMENT OF SELF-INSURANCE LIABILITY PREMIUMS AND
ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($50,799,000))
$43,799,000
(f) FOR PAYMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CAPITAL
PROJECTS SURCHARGE . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,846,000
(g) FOR ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . (($523,000))
$538,000
(h) FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES . . . . . . . . . . . . $252,000
Sec. 222 2003 c 360 s 224 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION -- PROGRAM V
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($46,457,000))
$47,057,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,574,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $155,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($49,186,000))
$49,786,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) (($4,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for a grant program for nonprofit
providers of transportation for persons with special transportation
needs. $14,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for a grant program for transit
agencies to transport persons with special transportation needs.
Moneys shall be to provide additional service only and may not be used
to supplant current funding. Grants shall only be used by nonprofit
providers and transit agencies for capital and operating costs directly
associated with adding additional service. Grants for nonprofit
providers shall be based on need, including the availability of other
providers of service in the area, efforts to coordinate trips among
providers and riders, and the cost effectiveness of trips provided.
Grants for transit agencies shall be prorated based on the amount
expended for demand response service and route deviated service in
calendar year 2001 as reported in the "Summary of Public Transportation
- 2001" published by the department of transportation. No transit
agency may receive more than thirty percent of these distributions.))
$18,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for a grant program for special needs
transportation provided by transit agencies and nonprofit providers of
transportation.
(a) $4,000,000 of the amount provided in this subsection is
provided solely for grants to nonprofit providers of special needs
transportation. Grants for nonprofit providers shall be based on need,
including the availability of other providers of service in the area,
efforts to coordinate trips among providers and riders, and the cost
effectiveness of trips provided.
(b) $14,000,000 of the amount provided in this subsection is
provided solely for grants to transit agencies to transport persons
with special transportation needs. To receive a grant, the transit
agency must have a maintenance of effort for special needs
transportation that is no less than the previous year's maintenance of
effort for special needs transportation. Grants for transit agencies
shall be prorated based on the amount expended for demand response
service and route deviated service in calendar year 2001 as reported in
the "Summary of Public Transportation - 2001" published by the
department of transportation. No transit agency may receive more than
thirty percent of these distributions.
(2) $1,500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for grants to implement section 9 of
Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2228.
(3) Funds are provided for the rural mobility grant program as
follows:
(a) $6,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for grants for those transit systems
serving small cities and rural areas as identified in the Summary of
Public Transportation - 2001 published by the department of
transportation. Noncompetitive grants must be distributed to the
transit systems serving small cities and rural areas in a manner
similar to past disparity equalization programs.
(b) $4,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely to providers of rural mobility service
in areas not served or underserved by transit agencies through a
competitive grant process.
(4) $4,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for a vanpool grant program for: (a)
Public transit agencies to add vanpools; and (b) incentives for
employers to increase employee vanpool use. The grant program for
public transit agencies will cover capital costs only; no operating
costs for public transit agencies are eligible for funding under this
grant program. ((Only grants that add vanpools are eligible, no)) No
additional employees may be hired for the vanpool grant program, and
supplanting of transit funds currently funding vanpools is not allowed.
Additional criteria for selecting grants will include leveraging funds
other than state funds. The commute trip reduction task force shall
determine the cost effectiveness of the grants, including vanpool
system coordination, regarding the use of the funds.
(5) $100,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the commute trip reduction program
for Benton county.
(6) $3,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided to the city of Seattle for the Seattle
streetcar project on South Lake Union.
(7) $500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely to King county as a state match to
obtain federal funding for a car sharing program.
Sec. 223 2003 c 360 s 225 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- MARINE -- PROGRAM X
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($309,580,000))
$312,490,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,120,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($314,700,000))
$317,610,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation is based on the budgeted expenditure of
(($34,701,000)) $35,348,000 for vessel operating fuel in the 2003-2005
biennium. If the actual cost of fuel is less than this budgeted
amount, the excess amount may not be expended. If the actual cost
exceeds this amount, the department shall request a supplemental
appropriation.
(2) The appropriation provides for the compensation of ferry
employees. The expenditures for compensation paid to ferry employees
during the 2003-2005 biennium may not exceed (($207,757,000))
$208,935,700, plus a dollar amount, as prescribed by the office of
financial management, that is equal to any insurance benefit increase
granted general government employees in excess of $495.30 a month
annualized per eligible marine employee multiplied by the number of
eligible marine employees for fiscal year 2004 and $567.67 a month
annualized per eligible marine employee multiplied by the number of
eligible marine employees for fiscal year 2005, a dollar amount as
prescribed by the office of financial management for costs associated
with pension amortization charges, and a dollar amount prescribed by
the office of financial management for salary increases during the
2003-2005 biennium. For the purposes of this section, the expenditures
for compensation paid to ferry employees shall be limited to salaries
and wages and employee benefits as defined in the office of financial
management's policies, regulations, and procedures named under objects
of expenditure "A" and "B" (7.2.6.2).
The prescribed salary increase or decrease dollar amount that shall
be allocated from the governor's compensation appropriations is in
addition to the appropriation contained in this section and may be used
to increase or decrease compensation costs, effective July 1, 2003, and
thereafter, as established in the 2003-2005 general fund operating
budget.
(3) $4,234,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation and $800,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations
account--state appropriation are provided solely for operating costs
associated with the Vashon to Seattle passenger-only ferry. The
Washington state ferries will develop a plan to increase passenger-only
farebox recovery to at least forty percent by July 1, 2003, with an
additional goal of eighty percent, through increased fares, lower
operation costs, and other cost-saving measures as appropriate. In
order to implement the plan, ferry system management is authorized to
negotiate changes in work hours (requirements for split shift work),
but only with respect to operating passenger-only ferry service, to be
included in a collective bargaining agreement in effect during the
2003-05 biennium that differs from provisions regarding work hours in
the prior collective bargaining agreement. The department must report
to the transportation committees of the legislature by December 1,
2003.
(4) $984,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account--state
appropriation is provided solely for ferry security operations
necessary to comply with the ferry security plan submitted by the
Washington state ferry system to the United States coast guard. The
department shall track security costs and expenditures. Ferry security
operations costs shall not be included as part of the operational costs
that are used to calculate farebox recovery.
(5) $866,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation and $200,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations
account--state appropriation are provided solely for operating costs
associated with the Bremerton to Seattle passenger-only ferry service
for thirteen weeks.
(((5))) (6) The department shall study the potential for private or
public partners, including but not limited to King county, to provide
passenger-only ferry service from Vashon to Seattle. The department
shall report to the legislative transportation committees by December
31, 2003.
(((6))) (7) The Washington state ferries shall continue to provide
service to Sidney, British Columbia.
(((7))) (8) When augmenting the existing ferry fleet, the
department of transportation ferry capital program shall explore cost-effective options to include the leasing of ferries from private-sector
organizations.
(((8))) (9) The Washington state ferries shall work with the
department of general administration, office of state procurement to
improve the existing fuel procurement process and solicit, identify,
and evaluate, purchasing alternatives to reduce the overall cost of
fuel and mitigate the impact of market fluctuations and pressure on
both short- and long-term fuel costs. Consideration shall include, but
not be limited to, long-term fuel contracts, partnering with other
public entities, and possibilities for fuel storage in evaluating
strategies and options. The department shall report back to the
transportation committees of the legislature by December 1, 2003, on
the
options, strategies, and recommendations for managing fuel
purchases and costs.
(((9))) (10) The department must provide a separate accounting of
passenger-only ferry service costs and auto ferry service costs, and
must provide periodic reporting to the legislature on the financial
status of both passenger-only and auto ferry service in Washington
state.
(((10))) (11) The Washington state ferries must work with the
department's information technology division to implement a new revenue
collection system, including the integration of the regional fare
coordination system (smart card). Each December, annual updates are to
be provided to the transportation committees of the legislature
concerning the status of implementing and completing this project, with
updates concluding the first December after full project
implementation.
(((11))) (12) The Washington state ferries shall evaluate the
benefits and costs of selling the depreciation rights to ferries
purchased by the state in the future through sale and lease-back
agreements, as permitted under RCW 47.60.010. The department is
authorized to issue a request for proposal to solicit proposals from
potential buyers. The department must report to the transportation
committees of the legislature by December 1, 2004, on the options,
strategies, and recommendations for sale/lease-back agreements on
existing ferry boats as well as future ferry boat purchases.
*Sec. 224 2003 c 360 s 226 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- RAIL -- PROGRAM Y -- OPERATING
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($35,075,000))
$34,118,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) (($30,831,000)) $29,961,000 of the multimodal transportation
account-- state appropriation is provided solely for the Amtrak service
contract and Talgo maintenance contract associated with providing and
maintaining the state- supported passenger rail service.
(2) No Amtrak Cascade runs may be eliminated.
(3) The department is directed to explore scheduling changes that
will reduce the delay in Seattle when traveling from Portland to
Vancouver B.C.
(4) The department is directed to explore opportunities with
British Columbia (B.C.) concerning the possibility of leasing an
existing Talgo trainset to B.C. during the day for a commuter run when
the Talgo is not in use during the Bellingham layover.
(5) The department shall undertake an origin and destination study
to provide data that may be used for a new passenger train cost sharing
agreement with the state of Oregon. The study shall be delivered to
the transportation committees of the legislature before July 1, 2004.
*Sec. 224 was partially vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
*Sec. 225 2003 c 360 s 227 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- LOCAL PROGRAMS -- PROGRAM Z -- OPERATING
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,057,000))
$7,067,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,569,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,626,000))
$9,636,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Up to $75,000 of the total appropriation is provided in
accordance with RCW 46.68.110(2) and 46.68.120(3) to fund the state's
share of the 2004 Washington marine cargo forecast study. Public port
districts, acting through their association, must provide funding to
cover the remaining cost of the forecast.
(2) $300,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided in accordance with RCW 46.68.110(2) and 46.68.120(3) solely to
fund a study of the threats posed by flooding to the state and other
infrastructure near the Interstate 5 crossing of the Skagit River.
This funding is contingent on the receipt of federal matching funds.
(3) In addition to other gubernatorial appointees, the state
historic preservation officer shall be appointed to any steering
committee that makes the final selection of projects funded from the
surface transportation program enhancement funds or a similar program
anticipated to be authorized in the extension or reauthorization of the
transportation equity act for the 21st century (TEA-21).
*Sec. 225 was partially vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
Sec. 301 2003 c 360 s 304 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- PROGRAM D (DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION- ONLY PROJECTS) -- CAPITAL
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($17,296,000))
$17,186,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The entire motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely to implement the activities and projects included in
the Legislative 2003 Transportation Project List - Current Law report
as transmitted to LEAP on April 27, 2003.
(2) The department shall develop a standard design for all
maintenance facilities to be funded under this section. Prior to
developing design standards, the department must solicit input from all
personnel classifications typically employed at maintenance facilities.
By September 1, 2003, the department shall submit a report to the
legislative transportation committees describing the stakeholder
involvement process undertaken and the adopted design standards for
maintenance facilities.
*Sec. 302 2003 c 360 s 305 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--IMPROVEMENTS--PROGRAM I
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($565,300,000))
$558,465,000
((Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)--Federal))
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $950,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)--Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,434,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($157,374,000))
$159,135,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($192,940,000))
$201,578,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,258,000))
$30,158,000
Special Category C Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,279,000
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($613,300,000))
$603,992,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,596,835,000))
$1,603,607,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) (($157,374,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation, $192,940,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal
appropriation, $13,258,000 of the motor vehicle account--local
appropriation, and $50,279,000 of the special category C account--state
appropriation are provided solely to implement the activities and
projects included in the Legislative 2003 Transportation Project List
- Current Law report as transmitted to LEAP on April 27, 2003.)) The
entire transportation 2003 account (nickel account) appropriation is
provided solely for the projects and activities as listed by project,
biennium, and amount in the Legislative 2003 Transportation Project
List - New Law List under the heading "Nickel Funds" as transmitted to
LEAP on March 11, 2004. However, limited transfers of allocations
between projects may occur for those amounts listed for the 2003-05
biennium subject to conditions and limitations in section 503 of this
act.
(a) Within the amount provided in this subsection, $11,000,000 of
the transportation 2003 account (nickel account)--state appropriation
is provided solely for the environmental impact statement on the SR 520
Evergreen floating bridge.
(b) Within the amount provided in this subsection, $250,000 of the
transportation 2003 account (Nickel Account)--state appropriation and
an equal amount from the city of Seattle are provided solely for an
analysis of the impacts that an expansion of the SR 520 Evergreen
floating bridge will have on the streets of North Capitol Hill, Roanoke
Park, and Montlake. An advisory committee with two members each from
Portage Bay/Roanoke Park Community Council, Montlake Community Council,
and the North Capitol Hill community organization along with the
secretary of transportation is established. The seven-member committee
shall hire and oversee the contract with a transportation consulting
organization to: (a) Perform an analysis of such impacts; and (b)
design a traffic and circulation plan that mitigates the adverse
consequences of such impacts. If the city of Seattle does not agree to
provide $250,000 by January 1, 2004, the amount provided in this
subsection (1)(b) shall lapse.
(2) $126,533,253 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
and motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is provided solely to
implement the projects as indicated in the Legislative 2003
Transportation Project List - New Law List under the heading "Pre-Existing Revenues" as transmitted to LEAP on March 11, 2004.
(3) The motor vehicle account--state appropriation includes
(($78,000,000)) $93,615,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds
authorized by RCW 47.10.843. The transportation commission may
authorize the use of current revenues available to the department of
transportation in lieu of bond proceeds for any part of the state
appropriation. The motor vehicle account--state appropriation includes
(($18,038,000)) $17,380,000 in unexpended proceeds from bond sales
authorized in RCW 47.10.843 for mobility and economic initiative
improvement projects.
(((3))) (4) $192,180,381 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation and motor vehicle account--federal appropriation and
$50,279,000 of the special category C account--state appropriation are
provided solely to implement the projects included in the Legislative
2003 Transportation Project List - Current Law List under the heading
"Improvement Projects" as transmitted to LEAP on March 11, 2004. The
department shall manage all projects on the list within the overall
expenditure authority provided in this subsection.
(a) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $1,700,000 of
the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for
the I-5 Salmon creek noisewall project.
(b) Within amounts provided in this subsection, $100,000 of the
motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for the
department to hire a consultant to complete a cost-benefit analysis
comparing the efficiency of having high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes
in the right lane versus the left lane. The study shall compare the
costs, and the traffic efficiencies of building HOV lanes in the right
and left lanes. The study shall be completed and submitted to the
transportation committees of the legislature by December 1, 2004.
(c) Within amounts provided in this subsection, $500,000 of the
motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for a
study to provide the legislature with information regarding the
feasibility of pursuing a Washington commerce corridor. The department
shall retain outside experts to conduct the study. The study must
include the following conditions:
(i) The Washington commerce corridor must be a north-south corridor
starting in the vicinity of Lewis county and extending northerly to the
vicinity of the Canadian border. The corridor must be situated east of
state route number 405 and west of the Cascades. The corridor may
include any of the following features:
(A) Ability to carry long-haul freight;
(B) Ability to provide for passenger auto travel;
(C) Freight rail;
(D) Passenger rail;
(E) Public utilities; and
(F) Other ancillary facilities as may be desired to maximize use of
the corridor;
(ii) The Washington commerce corridor must be developed, financed,
designed, constructed, and operated by private sector consortiums;
(iii) The Washington commerce corridor must be subject to a joint
permitting process involving federal, state, and local agencies with
jurisdiction; and
(iv) The legislative transportation committee shall form a working
group to work with the department and the outside consultant on the
study.
(d) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $2,480,000 of
the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for
either the SR 28 east end of the George Sellar bridge - phase 1 project
or the US 2/97 Peshastin East Interchange project.
(e) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $400,000 of the
motor vehicle account--state appropriation and $150,000 of the motor
vehicle account-- local appropriation are provided solely for a route
development plan to identify the future transportation improvements
that
should be pursued for state route 169. The study shall include
the following elements:
(i) Documentation of existing conditions;
(ii) Determination of present and future operating conditions;
(iii) Development and testing of various transportation conceptual
improvement strategies;
(iv) Preliminary environmental analysis;
(v) Public involvement; and
(vi) Cost estimates for the identified conceptual improvements.
(f) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $1,200,000 from
the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for
the SR507- SR510 Yelm Bypass project.
(g) Within the amount provided in this subsection, $650,000 from
the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for
the SR164 Corridor Analysis project.
(5) A maximum of $28,643,607 from the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation and motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is
provided for direct project support costs, including, but not limited
to, direct project support, property management, scenic byways, and
other administration.
(6) A maximum of $9,238,726 from the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation and motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is
provided for environmental retrofit improvement projects not included
in the list in subsection (4) of this section.
(7) A maximum of $2,266,813 from the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation and motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is
provided for improvement projects programmed through the transportation
commission's priority programming process.
(8) The Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account--state appropriation
includes $567,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by
RCW 47.10.843. The Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account--state
appropriation includes (($46,300,000)) $36,992,000 in unexpended
proceeds from the January 2003 bond sale authorized in RCW 47.10.843
for the Tacoma Narrows bridge project.
(((4))) (9) The special category C account--state appropriation
includes $44,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by
RCW 47.10.812. The transportation commission may authorize the use of
current revenues available in the special category C account in lieu of
bond proceeds for any part of the state appropriation.
(((5) The entire transportation 2003 account (nickel account)
appropriation is provided solely for the projects and activities as
indicated in the Legislative 2003 Transportation Project List - New Law
report transmitted to LEAP on April 27, 2003.)) (10) The ((
(6)motor vehicle account)) transportation 2003
account (nickel account)--state appropriation includes (($280,000,000))
$275,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by Senate
Bill No. 6062. The transportation commission may authorize the use of
current revenues available to the department of transportation in lieu
of bond proceeds for any part of the state appropriation.
(((7) $11,000,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
is provided solely for the environmental impact statement on the SR 520
Evergreen floating bridge.))
(8) $250,000 of the transportation 2003 account (Nickel Account)--state appropriation and an equal amount from the city of Seattle are
provided solely for an analysis of the impacts that an expansion of the
SR 520 Evergreen floating bridge will have on the streets of North
Capitol Hill, Roanoke Park, and Montlake. An advisory committee with
two members each from Portage Bay/Roanoke Park Community Council,
Montlake Community Council, and the North Capitol Hill community
organization along with the secretary of transportation is established.
The seven-member committee shall hire and oversee the contract with a
transportation consulting organization to: (a) Perform an analysis of
such impacts; and (b) design a traffic and circulation plan that
mitigates the adverse consequences of such impacts. If the city of
Seattle does not agree to provide $250,000 by January 1, 2004, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9)(a) $500,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
is provided solely for a study to provide the legislature with
information regarding the feasibility of pursuing a Washington commerce
corridor. The department shall retain outside experts to conduct the
study. The study must include the following conditions:
(i) The Washington commerce corridor must be a north-south corridor
starting in the vicinity of Lewis county and extending northerly to the
vicinity of the Canadian border. The corridor must be situated east of
state route number 405 and west of the Cascades. The corridor may
include any of the following features:
(A) Ability to carry long-haul freight;
(B) Ability to provide for passenger auto travel;
(C) Freight rail;
(D) Passenger rail;
(E) Public utilities; and
(F) Other ancillary facilities as may be desired to maximize use of
the corridor;
(ii) The Washington commerce corridor must be developed, financed,
designed, constructed, and operated by private sector consortiums; and
(iii) The Washington commerce corridor must be subject to a joint
permitting process involving federal, state, and local agencies with
jurisdiction.
(b) The legislative transportation committee shall form a working
group to work with the department and the outside consultant on the
study.
(10) $8,000,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
is provided for the SR 522, University of Washington-Bothell campus
access project. This amount will cover approximately one-half of the
construction costs.
(11) The transportation permit efficiency and accountability
committee (TPEAC) shall select from the project list under ((this))
subsection (1) of this section ten projects that have not yet secured
state permits. TPEAC shall select projects from both urban and rural
areas representing a wide variety of locations within the state. These
projects shall be designated "Department of Transportation Permit
Drafting Pilot Projects" and shall become a part of the work plan of
TPEAC required under section 2(1)(b), chapter 8 (ESB 5279), Laws of
2003.
(12) Of the amounts appropriated in this section and section 306 of
this act, no more than $124,000 is provided for increased project costs
due to the enactment of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5457.
(((14))) (13) To manage some projects more efficiently, federal
funds may be transferred from program Z to program I ((to replace those
federal)) and replaced with state funds in a dollar-for-dollar match.
However, funds may not be transferred between federal programs, except
in order to accept federally earmarked funds and maintain eligibility
for federal discretionary programs. Fund transfers authorized under
this subsection shall not affect project prioritization status.
Appropriations shall initially be allotted as appropriated in this act.
The department shall not transfer funds as authorized under this
subsection without approval of the transportation commission and the
director of financial management. The department shall submit a report
on those projects receiving fund transfers to the transportation
committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 1,
2004.
(14) The department shall, on a quarterly basis beginning July 1,
2004, provide to the legislature reports providing the status on each
project in the project lists submitted pursuant to this act to LEAP on
March 11, 2004, and on any additional projects for which the department
has expended funds during the 2003-05 fiscal biennium. The department
shall work with the transportation committees of the legislature to
agree on report formatting and elements. Elements shall include, but
not be limited to, project scope, schedule, and costs. The department
shall also provide the information required under this subsection via
the transportation executive information systems (TEIS).
(15) Funding provided by this act for the Alaskan Way Viaduct
project shall not be spent for preliminary engineering, design, right
of way acquisition, or construction on the project if it could have the
effect of reducing roadway capacity on that facility.
(16) In conducting its environmental impact statement
responsibilities on the Alaskan Way Viaduct project, the department of
transportation must provide briefings and consult with the legislators
in the affected project area, and the chairs of the transportation
committees of the legislature, on the design alternatives for that
facility.
*Sec. 302 was partially vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
Sec. 303 2003 1st sp.s. c 26 s 506 (uncodified) is amended to
read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--PRESERVATION--PROGRAM P
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($178,909,000))
$205,349,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($457,467,000))
$499,067,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,666,000
Multimodal Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,690,000
((Multimodal Account--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,247,000))
Puyallup Tribal Settlement Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($656,979,000))
$731,772,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) (($178,909,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation, $457,467,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal
appropriation, $12,666,000 of the motor vehicle account--local
appropriation, $1,690,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation, and $4,247,000 of the multimodal transportation
account--federal appropriation are provided solely to implement the
activities and projects included in the Legislative 2003 Transportation
Project List - Current Law report transmitted to LEAP on April 27,
2003.)) The entire 2003 transportation account (nickel account)
appropriation is provided solely for the projects and activities as
listed by project, biennium, and amount in the Legislative 2003
Transportation Project List - New Law List under the heading "Nickel
Funds" as transmitted to LEAP on March 11, 2004. However, limited
transfers of allocations between projects may occur for those amounts
listed for the 2003-05 biennium subject to conditions and limitations
in section 503 of this act.
(2) $35,974,657 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
and motor vehicle account--federal appropriation and $11,000,000 of the
Puyallup tribal settlement account--state appropriation are provided
solely to implement the projects included in the Legislative 2003
Transportation Project List - Current Law List under the heading
"Bridge Improvements" as transmitted to LEAP on March 11, 2004. The
department shall manage all projects on the list within the overall
expenditure authority provided in this subsection.
(a) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $1,000,000 of
the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for
the Purdy creek bridge project. The 2005-07 biennium appropriations
for this project are expected to be $5,074,000.
(b) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $11,000,000 of
the Puyallup tribal settlement account--state appropriation is provided
solely for mitigation costs associated with the Murray Morgan/11st
Street Bridge demolition. The department may negotiate with the city
of Tacoma for the purpose of transferring ownership of the Murray
Morgan/11th Street Bridge to the city. The department is allowed to
use the Puyallup tribal settlement account appropriation, as well as
any funds appropriated in the current biennium and planned in future
biennia for the demolition and mitigation for the demolition of the
bridge to rehabilitate or replace the bridge, if agreed to by the city.
In no event will the department's participation exceed $26,500,000 and
no funds may be expended unless the city of Tacoma agrees to take
ownership of the bridge in its entirety and provide that the payment of
these funds extinguishes any real or implied agreements regarding
future expenditures on the bridge.
(3) A maximum of $211,585,010 from the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation and motor vehicle account--federal appropriation and
$1,690,000 of the multimodal account--state appropriation are provided
for roadway preservation projects.
(4) A maximum of $55,336,893 from the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation and motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is
provided for bridge repair projects.
(5) A maximum of $51,562,422 from the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation and motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is
provided for other facilities preservation projects.
(6) A maximum of $38,968,540 from the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation and motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is
provided for other preservation projects programmed through the
transportation commission's priority programming process.
(7) A maximum of $56,737,803 from the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation and motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is
provided for direct project support costs, including, but not limited
to, direct project support, property management, scenic byways, and
other administration.
(8) $81,147,069 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
and $173,103,529 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation
are provided solely for the Hood Canal bridge project.
(9) The motor vehicle account--state appropriation includes
$2,850,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW
47.10.761 and 47.10.762 for emergency purposes.
(((3))) (10) The motor vehicle account--state appropriation
includes $77,700,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by
RCW 47.10.843. The transportation commission may authorize the use of
current revenues available to the department of transportation in lieu
of bond proceeds for any part of the state appropriation.
(((4) The entire transportation 2003 account (nickel account)
appropriation is provided solely for the projects and activities as
indicated in the Legislative 2003 Transportation Project List - New Law
report transmitted to LEAP on April 27, 2003.)) (11) The department of transportation shall continue to
implement the lowest life cycle cost planning approach to pavement
management throughout the state to encourage the most effective and
efficient use of pavement preservation funds. Emphasis should be
placed on increasing the number of roads addressed on time and reducing
the number of roads past due.
(5)
(((6))) (12) Of the amounts appropriated in this section and
section 305 of this act, no more than $124,000 is provided for
increased project costs due to the enactment of Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5457.
(((7))) (13) To manage some projects more efficiently, federal
funds may be transferred from program Z to program P ((to replace those
federal)) and replaced with state funds in a dollar-for-dollar match.
However, funds may not be transferred between federal programs, except
in order to accept federally earmarked funds and maintain eligibility
for federal discretionary programs. Fund transfers authorized under
this subsection shall not affect project prioritization status.
Appropriations shall initially be allotted as appropriated in this act.
The department shall not transfer funds as authorized under this
subsection without approval of the transportation commission and the
director of financial management. The department shall submit a report
on those projects receiving fund transfers to the transportation
committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 1,
2004.
(14) The department shall, on a quarterly basis beginning July 1,
2004, provide to the legislature reports providing the status on each
project in the project lists submitted pursuant to this act to LEAP on
March 11, 2004, and on any additional projects for which the department
has expended funds during the 2003-05 fiscal biennium. The department
shall work with the transportation committees of the legislature to
agree on report formatting and elements. Elements shall include, but
not be limited to, project scope, schedule, and costs. The department
shall also provide the information required under this subsection via
the transportation executive information systems (TEIS).
Sec. 304 2003 c 360 s 308 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES
CONSTRUCTION -- PROGRAM W
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($129,066,000))
$108,330,000
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account --
Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($34,400,000))
$69,881,000
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account--
Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $249,000
Multimodal Transportation Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,381,000
Transportation 2003 Account (nickel account)
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,749,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($182,596,000))
$197,590,000
The appropriations in this section are provided for improving the
Washington state ferry system, including, but not limited to, vessel
construction, major and minor vessel ((improvements)) preservation, and
terminal preservation, construction, and improvements. The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions
and limitations:
(1) The multimodal transportation account--state appropriation
includes $11,772,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by
Senate Bill No. 6062. The transportation commission may authorize the
use of current revenues available to the department of transportation
in lieu of bond proceeds for any part of the state appropriation.
(2) (($129,066,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction
account--state appropriation and $34,400,000 of the Puget Sound capital
construction account-- federal appropriation are provided solely for
capital projects as listed in the Legislative 2003 Transportation
Project List - Current Law as transmitted to the LEAP on April 27,
2003.
(3) $17,521,000 of the transportation 2003 account (nickel
account)--stateappropriation is provided solely for capital projects
as listed in the Legislative 2003 Transportation Project List - New Law
as transmitted to the LEAP on April 27, 2003.)) $108,330,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction
account--state appropriation, $69,881,000 of the Puget Sound capital
construction account-- federal appropriation, $249,000 of the Puget
Sound capital construction account--local appropriation, and $1,609,000
of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation are
provided for ferry construction projects. The department shall report
against the Legislative 2003 Transportation Project List - Current Law
transmitted to LEAP on March 11, 2004.
(4)
(a) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, a maximum of
$58,205,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction account--state
appropriation, $21,362,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction
account-- federal appropriation, $409,000 of the multimodal
transportation account--state appropriation, and $249,000 of the Puget
Sound capital construction account-- local appropriation are provided
for terminal projects.
(b) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, a maximum of
$44,875,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction account--state
appropriation, $48,432,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction
account-- federal appropriation, and $1,200,000 of the multimodal
transportation account-- state appropriation are provided for vessel
projects.
(c) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $5,250,000 of
the Puget Sound capital construction account--state appropriation and
$87,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction account--federal
appropriation are provided for emergency repair projects.
Additionally, unused funds under (a) and (b) of this subsection, may be
transferred to emergency repair projects.
(3) $11,772,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation and $5,749,000 of the transportation 2003 (nickel)
account--state appropriation are provided solely for the projects and
activities as listed by project, biennium, and amount in the
Legislative 2003 Transportation Project List - New Law transmitted to
LEAP on March 11, 2004. However, limited transfers of allocations
between projects may occur for those amounts listed for the 2003-05
biennium subject to conditions and limitations in section 503 of this
act.
(4) $1,000,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction account--state appropriation is provided solely for the department of
transportation's Washington state ferry program to conduct a terminal
analysis, including technical analysis, to determine the viability of
the existing Keystone harbor. The department of transportation staff,
including the chief of staff, secretary, or the secretary's designee,
and the citizen advisory group formed under this subsection, shall meet
at least three times during the duration of the analysis. The first
meeting shall occur before the analysis is created.
(a) The technical analysis shall at a minimum include the following
issues: (i) The costs and benefits associated with preserving and
maintaining the terminal, including enlarging the harbor and dredging;
(ii) ridership projections associated with preserving and maintaining
the current terminal; (iii) maintaining and retrofitting existing
vessels so they can serve the terminal; (iv) coordinating the impact of
vehicles using the ferry run with highway capacity; (v) how many, if
any, new vessels should be constructed; and (vi) the impact on the
environment. The department shall report back to the legislative
transportation committee by December 1, 2004. The report must include
alternatives to relocating the Keystone Terminal.
(b) By June 1, 2004, the transportation commission shall select a
citizen advisory group to be composed of the following: One Washington
state ferry pilot, two members of the traveling public that use the
Keystone to Port Townsend route on a regular basis, and one tug pilot.
(5) The Puget Sound capital construction account -- state
appropriation includes (($45,000,000)) $29,385,000 in proceeds from the
sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843 for vessel and terminal
acquisition, major and minor improvements, and long lead time materials
acquisition for the Washington state ferries. The transportation
commission may authorize the use of current revenues available to the
motor vehicle account in lieu of bond proceeds for any part of the
state appropriation.
(((5))) (6) The Washington state ferries shall consult with the
United States Coast Guard regarding operational and design standards
required to meet Safety of Life at Sea requirements, in an effort to
determine the most efficient and cost-effective vessel design that
meets these requirements.
(7) The department shall, on a quarterly basis beginning July 1,
2004, provide to the legislature reports providing the status on each
project in the project lists submitted pursuant to this act to LEAP on
March 11, 2004, and on any additional projects for which the department
has expended funds during the 2003-05 fiscal biennium. The department
shall work with the transportation committees of the legislature to
agree on report formatting and elements. Elements shall include, but
not be limited to, project scope, schedule, and costs. The department
shall also provide the information required under this subsection via
the transportation executive information systems (TEIS).
*Sec. 305 2003 1st sp.s. c 26 s 508 (uncodified) is amended to
read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- RAIL -- PROGRAM Y -- CAPITAL
Essential Rail Assistance Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $770,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($34,530,000))
$35,330,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,499,000))
$10,088,000
Multimodal Transportation Account--Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,787,000
Washington Fruit Express Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($45,299,000))
$56,475,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The multimodal transportation account--state appropriation
includes $30,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by
Senate Bill No. 6062. The transportation commission may authorize the
use of current revenues available to the department of transportation
in lieu of bond proceeds for any part of the state appropriation.
(2) $4,530,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation, $9,499,000 of the multimodal transportation account--federal appropriation, $500,000 of the Washington fruit express
account--state appropriation, and $770,000 of the essential rail
assistance account--state appropriation are provided solely for capital
projects as listed in the Legislative 2003 Transportation Project List
- Current Law as transmitted to the LEAP on ((April 27, 2003)) March
11, 2004.
(3) $1,230,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation and $770,000 of the essential rail assistance account--state appropriation is to be placed in reserve status by the office of
financial management to be held until the department identifies the
location for a new transload facility at either Wenatchee or Quincy.
The funds are to be released upon determination of a location and
approval by the office of financial management.
(4) $30,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for capital projects as listed in the
Legislative 2003 Transportation Project List - New Law as transmitted
to the LEAP on ((April 27, 2003)) March 11, 2004.
(5) If federal block grant funding for freight or passenger rail is
received, the department shall consult with the legislative
transportation committee prior to spending the funds on additional
projects.
(6) If the department issues a call for projects, applications must
be received by the department by November 1, 2003, and November 1,
2004.
(7) The department may not execute the Palouse River & Coulee City
Rail purchase until the chairs of the transportation committees of the
legislature have reviewed, and the office of financial management has
approved, a business plan that demonstrates the long term financial
viability of state-owned, privately operated short rail service. The
office of financial management shall issue to the chairs of the
transportation committees of the legislature a report outlining reasons
for the acceptance or rejection of the plan.
*Sec. 305 was partially vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
Sec. 306 2003 c 360 s 310 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- LOCAL PROGRAMS -- PROGRAM Z -- CAPITAL
Highway Infrastructure Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $207,000
Highway Infrastructure Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,602,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($28,425,000))
$34,496,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,726,000))
$16,476,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($43,960,000))
$53,781,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $6,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the projects and activities as
indicated in the Legislative 2003 Transportation Project List - New Law
Local Projects report transmitted to LEAP on April 27, 2003.
(2) To manage some projects more efficiently, federal funds may be
transferred from program Z to programs I and P and state funds shall be
transferred from programs I and P to program Z to replace those federal
funds in a dollar-for-dollar match. However, funds may not be
transferred between federal programs. Fund transfers authorized under
this subsection shall not affect project prioritization status.
Appropriations shall initially be allotted as appropriated in this act.
The department may not transfer funds as authorized under this
subsection without approval of the transportation commission. The
department shall submit a report on those projects receiving fund
transfers to the transportation committees of the senate and house of
representatives by December 1, 2004.
(3) $7,576,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely to fund the first
phase of a multiphase cooperative project with the state of Oregon to
dredge the Columbia River. If dredge material is disposed of in the
ocean, the department shall not expend the appropriation in this
subsection unless agreement on ocean disposal sites has been reached
that
protects the state's commercial crab fishery. The amount provided
in this subsection shall lapse unless the state of Oregon appropriates
a dollar-for-dollar match to fund its share of the project.
(4) (($1,156,000)) $647,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for additional
small city pavement preservation program grants, to be administered by
the department's highways and local programs division. The department
shall review all projects receiving grant awards under this program at
least semiannually to determine whether the projects are making
satisfactory progress. Any project that has been awarded small city
pavement preservation program grant funds, but does not report activity
on the project within one year of grant award, should be reviewed by
the department to determine whether the grant should be terminated.
The department must promptly close out grants when projects have been
completed, and identify where unused grant funds remain because actual
project costs were lower than estimated in the grant award. The
department shall expeditiously extend new grant awards to qualified
projects when funds become available either because grant awards have
been rescinded for lack of sufficient project activity or because
completed projects returned excess grant funds upon project closeout.
(5) (($4,010,000)) $3,156,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for additional
traffic and pedestrian safety improvements near schools. The highways
and local programs division within the department of transportation
shall administer this program. The department shall review all
projects receiving grant awards under this program at least
semiannually to determine whether the projects are making satisfactory
progress. Any project that has been awarded traffic and pedestrian
safety improvement grant funds, but does not report activity on the
project within one year of grant award should be reviewed by the
department to determine whether the grant should be terminated. The
department must promptly close out grants when projects have been
completed, and identify where unused grant funds remain because actual
project costs were lower than estimated in the grant award. The
department shall expeditiously extend new grant awards to qualified
projects when funds become available either because grant awards have
been rescinded for lack of sufficient project activity or because
completed projects returned excess grant funds upon project closeout.
(6) The motor vehicle account--state appropriation includes
(($20,452,000)) $15,317,000 in unexpended proceeds from the sale of
bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843.
(7) The multimodal transportation account--state appropriation
includes $6,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by
Senate Bill No. 6062. The transportation commission may authorize the
use of current revenues available to the department of transportation
in lieu of bond proceeds for any part of the state appropriation.
(8) $500,000 of the multimodal account--state appropriation is
provided solely to complete the engineering and permitting necessary to
implement the Skagit county flood control project.
(9) $1,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely to support the safe routes to school
program.
(10) $12,670,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
is provided solely for the local freight projects identified in this
subsection. The specific funding listed is provided solely for the
respective projects: SR 397 Ainsworth Ave. Grade Crossing, $4,650,000;
Colville Alternate Truck Route, $2,000,000; S. 228th Street Extension
and Grade Separation, $2,000,000; Duwamish Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS), $450,000; Bigelow Gulch Road-Urban Boundary to Argonne
Rd., $500,000; Granite Falls Alternate Route, $1,800,000; Port of
Kennewick/Piert Road, $520,000; and Pacific Hwy. E./Port of Tacoma Road
to Alexander, $750,000.
(11) $1,250,000 of the multimodal account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the Port of Kalama Grain terminal track improvement
project.
Sec. 401 2003 c 360 s 401 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND
REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALES DISCOUNTS AND DEBT
TO BE PAID BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCOUNT AND TRANSPORTATION FUND REVENUE
Highway Bond Retirement Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($258,971,000))
$250,000,000
Nondebt-Limit Reimbursable Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,131,000
Ferry Bond Retirement Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,340,000
Transportation Improvement Board Bond Retirement
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,721,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,876,000))
$5,254,000
Special Category C Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($331,000))
$338,000
Transportation Improvement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $240,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $358,000
Transportation 2003 Account (nickel account)
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,100,000))
$2,117,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($350,068,000))
$342,499,000
Sec. 402 2003 c 360 s 402 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND
REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES AND FISCAL
AGENT CHARGES
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,293,000
Special Category C Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $111,000
Transportation Improvement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,000))
$21,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $119,000
Transportation 2003 Account (nickel account)--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $700,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,228,000))
$2,244,000
Sec. 403 2003 c 360 s 403 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND
REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR MVFT BONDS AND TRANSFERS
(1) Motor Vehicle Account -- State Reappropriation:
For transfer to the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge
account . . . . . . . . . . . . $567,000,000
The department of transportation is authorized to sell up to
$567,000,000 in bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843 for the Tacoma
Narrows bridge project. Proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be
deposited into the motor vehicle account. The department of
transportation shall inform the treasurer of the amount to be
deposited.
(2) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Puget Sound capital construction
account . . . . . . . . . . . . (($45,000,000))
$29,385,000
The department of transportation is authorized to sell up to
(($45,000,000)) $29,385,000 in bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843 for
vessel and terminal acquisition, major and minor improvements, and long
lead-time materials acquisition for the Washington state ferries.
Sec. 404 2003 c 360 s 404 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
Motor Vehicle Account Appropriation for
motor vehicle fuel tax distributions to
cities and counties . . . . . . . . . . . . (($441,359,000))
$440,228,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For license permit and fee distributions to cities
and counties . . . . . . . . . . . . (($51,652,000))
$13,119,000
Sec. 405 2003 c 360 s 405 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- TRANSFERS
(1) State Patrol Highway Account -- State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor
Vehicle Account . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000,000
(2) Motor Vehicle Account -- State
Appropriation: For motor vehicle fuel tax
refunds and transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . (($465,152,000))
$770,347,000
(3) Highway Safety Account -- State
Appropriation: For transfer to the motor
vehicle account -- state . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,000,000
The state treasurer shall perform the transfers from the state
patrol highway account and the highway safety account to the motor
vehicle account on a quarterly basis.
Sec. 406 2003 c 360 s 406 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- TRANSFERS
(1) Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation:
For transfer to Puget Sound Ferry Operations
Account . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,757,000
(2) RV Account -- State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Motor Vehicle Account -- State . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,954,000
(3) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to Puget Sound Capital Construction
Account . . . . . . . . . . . . (($64,287,000))
$61,287,000
(4) Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account--State
Appropriation: For transfer to Puget Sound Capital
Construction Account . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,000,000
(5) Transportation Equipment Fund--State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor Vehicle
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000
(6) Advanced Right-of-Way Revolving Account--
State Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor
Vehicle Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
The transfers identified in this section are subject to the
following conditions and limitations:
(a) The department of transportation shall only transfer funds in
subsections (2) and (3) of this section up to the level provided, on an
as- needed basis.
(b) The department of transportation shall transfer funds in
subsection (4) of this section up to the amount identified, provided
that
a minimum balance of $5,000,000 is retained in the Puget Sound
ferry operations account.
(c) The amount identified in subsection (4) of this section may not
include any revenues collected as passenger fares.
Sec. 407 2003 c 360 s 407 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS--TRANSFERS
State Patrol Highway Account: For transfer to the
department of retirement systems expense account:
For the administrative expenses of the ((judicial))
Washington state patrol retirement system . . . . . . . . . . . . (($223,304))
$290,000
Sec. 501 RCW 70.94.996 and 2003 c 364 s 9 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) To the extent that funds are appropriated, the department of
transportation shall administer a performance-based grant program for
private employers, public agencies, nonprofit organizations,
developers, and property managers who provide financial incentives for
ride sharing in vehicles carrying two or more persons, for using public
transportation, for using car sharing, or for using nonmotorized
commuting, including telework, before July 1, 2013, to their own or
other employees.
(2) The amount of the grant will be determined based on the value
to the transportation system of the vehicle trips reduced. The commute
trip reduction task force shall develop an award rate giving priority
to applications achieving the greatest reduction in trips and commute
miles per public dollar requested and considering the following
criteria: The local cost of providing new highway capacity, congestion
levels, and geographic distribution.
(3) No private employer, public agency, nonprofit organization,
developer, or property manager is eligible for grants under this
section in excess of one hundred thousand dollars in any fiscal year.
(4) The total of grants provided under this section may not exceed
seven hundred fifty thousand dollars in any fiscal year. However, this
subsection does not apply during the 2003-2005 fiscal biennium.
(5) The department of transportation shall report to the department
of revenue by the 15th day of each month the aggregate monetary amount
of grants provided under this section in the prior month and the
identity of the recipients of those grants.
(6) The source of funds for this grant program is the multimodal
transportation account.
(7) This section expires January 1, 2014.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 502 A new section is added to 2003 c 360
(uncodified) to read as follows:
The department is given the authority to provide up to $3,000,000
in toll credits to Kitsap transit for its role in new passenger-only
ferry service. The number of toll credits provided to Kitsap transit
must be equal to, but no more than, a number sufficient to meet federal
match requirements for grant funding for passenger-only ferry service,
but shall not exceed the amount authorized under this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 503 A new section is added to 2003 c 360
(uncodified) to read as follows:
(1) The transportation commission may authorize a transfer of
spending allocation within the appropriation provided and between
projects as listed in the Legislative 2003 Transportation Project List
- New Law to manage project spending near biennial cutoffs under the
following conditions and limitations:
(a) Transfers from a project may be made if the funds allocated to
the project are in excess of the amount needed to complete the project,
but transfers may only be made in the biennium in which the savings
occur;
(b) Transfers from a project may not be made as a result of the
reduction of the scope of a project, nor shall a transfer be made to
support increases in the scope of a project;
(c) Transfers may be made within the current biennium from projects
that are experiencing unavoidable expenditure delays, but the transfers
may only occur if the commission finds that any resulting change to the
nickel program financial plan provides that all projects on the list
may be completed as intended by the legislature; and
(d) Transfers may not occur to projects not identified on the list.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 504 A new section is added to 2003 c 360
(uncodified) to read as follows:
INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECTS. Agencies shall comply with the
following requirements regarding information systems projects when
specifically directed to do so by this act.
(1) Agency planning and decisions concerning information technology
shall be made in the context of its information technology portfolio.
"Information technology portfolio" means a strategic management
approach in which the relationships between agency missions and
information technology investments can be seen and understood, such
that: Technology efforts are linked to agency objectives and business
plans; the impact of new investments on existing infrastructure and
business functions are assessed and understood before implementation;
and agency activities are consistent with the development of an
integrated, nonduplicative statewide infrastructure.
(2) Agencies shall use their information technology portfolios in
making decisions on matters related to the following:
(a) System refurbishment, acquisitions, and development efforts;
(b) Setting goals and objectives for using information technology
in meeting legislatively-mandated missions and business needs;
(c) Assessment of overall information processing performance,
resources, and capabilities;
(d) Ensuring appropriate transfer of technological expertise for
the operation of any new systems developed using external resources;
and
(e) Progress toward enabling electronic access to public
information.
(3) Each project will be planned and designed to take optimal
advantage of Internet technologies and protocols. Agencies shall
ensure that the project is in compliance with the architecture,
infrastructure, principles, policies, and standards of digital
government as maintained by the information services board.
(4) The agency shall produce a feasibility study for information
technology projects at the direction of the information services board
and in accordance with published department of information services
policies and guidelines. At a minimum, such studies shall include a
statement of: (a) The purpose or impetus for change; (b) the business
value to the agency, including an examination and evaluation of
benefits, advantages, and cost; (c) a comprehensive risk assessment
based on the proposed project's impact on both citizens and state
operations, its visibility, and the consequences of doing nothing; (d)
the impact on agency and statewide information infrastructure; and (e)
the impact of the proposed enhancements to an agency's information
technology capabilities on meeting service delivery demands.
(5) The agency shall produce a comprehensive management plan for
each project. The plan or plans shall address all factors critical to
successful completion of each project. The plan(s) shall include, but
is not limited to, the following elements: A description of the
problem or opportunity that the information technology project is
intended to address; a statement of project objectives and assumptions;
a definition and schedule of phases, tasks, and activities to be
accomplished; and the estimated cost of each phase. The planning for
the phased approach shall be such that the business case justification
for a project needs to demonstrate how the project recovers cost or
adds measurable value or positive cost benefit to the agency's business
functions within each development cycle.
(6) The agency shall produce quality assurance plans for
information technology projects. Consistent with the direction of the
information services board and the published policies and guidelines of
the department of information services, the quality assurance plan
shall address all factors critical to successful completion of the
project and successful integration with the agency and state
information technology infrastructure. At a minimum, quality assurance
plans shall provide time and budget benchmarks against which project
progress can be measured, a specification of quality assurance
responsibilities, and a statement of reporting requirements. The
quality assurance plans shall set out the functionality requirements
for each phase of a project.
(7) A copy of each feasibility study, project management plan, and
quality assurance plan shall be provided to the department of
information services, the office of financial management, and
legislative fiscal committees. The plans and studies shall demonstrate
a sound business case that justifies the investment of taxpayer funds
on any new project, an assessment of the impact of the proposed system
on the existing information technology infrastructure, the disciplined
use of preventative measures to mitigate risk, and the leveraging of
private-sector expertise as needed. Authority to expend any funds for
individual information systems projects is conditioned on the approval
of the relevant feasibility study, project management plan, and quality
assurance plan by the department of information services and the office
of financial management.
(8) Quality assurance status reports shall be submitted to the
department of information services, the office of financial management,
and legislative fiscal committees at intervals specified in the
project's quality assurance plan.
*NEW SECTION. Sec. 505 A new section is added to 2003 c 360
(uncodified) to read as follows:
(1) It is the intent of the legislature that the freight mobility
account created in Substitute Senate Bill No. 6680 maintain a zero or
positive cash balance at the end of each biennium. Toward this purpose
the Washington state department of transportation may make expenditures
from the account before receiving reimbursements. Before the end of
the biennium, the department shall transfer sufficient cash to cover
any negative cash balances from the motor vehicle fund and the
multimodal transportation account to the freight mobility account for
unrecovered reimbursements. The department shall calculate the
distribution of this transfer based on expenditures. In the ensuing
biennium the department shall transfer the reimbursements received in
the freight mobility account back to the motor vehicle fund and the
multimodal transportation account to the extent of the cash transferred
at biennium end. The department shall also distribute any interest
charges accruing to the freight mobility account to the motor vehicle
fund and the multimodal transportation account. Adjustments for any
indirect cost recoveries may also be made at this time.
(2) This section is null and void unless either Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill No. 6701 or Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No.
6680 is enacted by June 30, 2004.
*Sec. 505 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 506 A new section is added to 2003 c 360
(uncodified) to read as follows:
Washington state ferries are more than a symbol of the state's
natural beauty and economic vitality. They also are a critical
component of our state's transportation system, serving as an extension
of our land-based highways and transit systems, connecting Washington's
people, jobs, and communities.
The investments made in the 2003 transportation funding package
provide the foundation for a marine transportation system that
coordinates Washington's cross-Sound marine transportation and our
land-based transportation alternatives to create a fully integrated
marine/land multimodal transportation system. Achieving this will
require the development of a long-range vision and supporting strategy
that will provide the policy guidance to define and maximize efficient
delivery of quality marine transportation service to the traveling
public.
(1) To accomplish this, the Washington state department of
transportation shall develop a vision statement and 10-year strategy
for the future development of Washington's multimodal water-based
transportation system.
(a) This strategy shall recommend the most appropriate means of
moving foot passengers across central Puget Sound, using Washington
state ferries, alternative operators, or a combination of both, in the
immediate future and over the longer term:
(i) Giving priority to those routes where passenger service likely
will be provided at least for the near term on passenger-only vessels,
such as Vashon- Seattle, Kingston-Seattle, Southworth-Seattle, and
Clinton-Seattle. Consideration shall be given to existing public-private partnership opportunities;
(ii) Considering how service patterns will best fit in the near and
long term with development goals and opportunities of Colman Dock as a
major hub for integrating water transportation with other
transportation modes in downtown Seattle;
(iii) Evaluating how operating economies and reasonable fare box
recoveries can be established by scheduling A.M. and P.M. services to
match commuter demand and to fit within existing collective bargaining
agreements as interpreted and applied to facilitate "split shift"
transit-like operations; and
(iv) Providing a vessel plan that most efficiently uses existing
state ferry assets and provides for their likely repair and
rehabilitation needs, while preserving flexibility to structure
services around vessel availability that could rely on purchase or
lease of additional vessels, as may suitably be required.
The strategy shall also consider the availability of partnering in
operations, vessel deployment, or funding arrangements with other
public transportation entities and with the private sector. The study
shall also recommend the most effective use of federal funding
opportunities for the overall support of integrated water
transportation services on the central Puget Sound.
(b) Other components of the strategy shall include but not be
limited to:
(i) A long-term plan for the ferry system's existing terminals,
considering the revenue generation opportunities and potential for
partnering with the private sector where appropriate. This should
include a plan for generating other revenues as identified in the 2003
5-5-5 plan; and
(ii) A more equitable fare structure for the San Juan Islands,
particularly for island residents.
(2) The department shall consult with key public and private sector
stakeholders including business, labor, environmental community
representatives, local governments, and transit agencies as part of the
development of the vision statement and supporting strategy.
The long-range strategy should also recommend a short-range
implementation plan for the 2005-07 biennium. The department shall
provide its recommendations to the transportation committees of the
legislature by December 15, 2004.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 507 If any provision of this act or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other
persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 508 This act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the
state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect
immediately.